The INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PLUGINS table contains a row for each loaded plugin. Any that have a PLUGIN_LIBRARY value of NULL are built in and cannot be unloaded.

mysql> SELECT * FROM information_schema.PLUGINS\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
           PLUGIN_NAME: binlog
        PLUGIN_VERSION: 1.0
         PLUGIN_STATUS: ACTIVE
           PLUGIN_TYPE: STORAGE ENGINE
   PLUGIN_TYPE_VERSION: 50158.0
        PLUGIN_LIBRARY: NULL
PLUGIN_LIBRARY_VERSION: NULL
         PLUGIN_AUTHOR: MySQL AB
    PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION: This is a pseudo storage engine to represent the binlog in a transaction
        PLUGIN_LICENSE: GPL
...
*************************** 10. row ***************************
           PLUGIN_NAME: InnoDB
        PLUGIN_VERSION: 1.0
         PLUGIN_STATUS: ACTIVE
           PLUGIN_TYPE: STORAGE ENGINE
   PLUGIN_TYPE_VERSION: 50158.0
        PLUGIN_LIBRARY: ha_innodb_plugin.so
PLUGIN_LIBRARY_VERSION: 1.0
         PLUGIN_AUTHOR: Innobase Oy
    PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION: Supports transactions, row-level locking,
                        and foreign keys
        PLUGIN_LICENSE: GPL
...

The SHOW PLUGINS statement displays a row for each loaded plugin. Any that have a Library value of NULL are built in and cannot be unloaded.

mysql> SHOW PLUGINS\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
   Name: binlog
 Status: ACTIVE
   Type: STORAGE ENGINE
Library: NULL
License: GPL
...
*************************** 10. row ***************************
   Name: InnoDB
 Status: ACTIVE
   Type: STORAGE ENGINE
Library: ha_innodb_plugin.so
License: GPL
...

The mysql.plugin table shows which plugins have been registered with INSTALL PLUGIN. The table contains only plugin names and library file names, so it does not provide as much information as the PLUGINS table or the SHOW PLUGINS statement.